Melvin Grey / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) adult male in damaged wing distraction display in nesting area. Bulgaria

Markus Varesvuo / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dupius) preening, Loviisa, Summer, Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dupius) stretching wing, Loviisa, Finland,

Markus Varesvuo / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dupius) Loviisa, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dupius) one adult chasing off another, Loviisa, Finland, May

Duncan Usher / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) sheltering chicks hidden under her feathers, Bulgaria

Peter Hering / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Hering / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mario Suarez Porras / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Mario Suarez Porras / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Oscar Diez / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Jan Wegener / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Neusiedlersee, Austria